Symptoms
- Diminished visual acuity
- Visual field abnormalities
- Drooping of the eyelid(s)
- Swelling of, relating to, or occurring in the tissues surrounding or lining the orbit of the eye
- Restricted ocular movements
- Forehead pain
Mucocoeles tend to expand to where there is least resistance, often through the thin bone of the superior orbital wall. If a mucocoele becomes infected, it can form epidural abscesses, meningitis, subdural empyema (pus), or intracerebral abscesses.